The letter after the argument

 

Blessed be 

Velumbound. 

A transmission that explicitly rejects the idea that love must be a flawless, epic fantasy.

Instead, "true heavenly revelations" are discovered in ordinary, chaotic moments. 

Casual dialogue, minor disagreements, and nighttime reconciliations.

Do you agree? 

(A lone voice whispers) 

Even though we loved so deeply and fought so many petty wars

Those invisible tears still stain our faces

Marked by emotional scars which bear our flaws

I know one day we'll meet again as friends 

For true love never ends

And as long as our hearts still beat

There's still time to achieve this feat

But if there ever comes a time when Charon's Obol arrives 

And you survive, as I sail by

Just know now

Some men are just mundane fools to fall in love

But with you

I fell in love a thousand times, with a gift bestowed from so high Above

For true heavenly revelations 

Sometimes lie scattered within small moments, of casual conversations and petty fights

To then make up at night 

As two embraces last years' New Year's resolutions of

"This year will be the making of us."

And it's why my love

You'll live forever 

For even when I lay with Charon's cold silver Obol

I'll sing to you

My life's only love song, as my final absolution 

For loving you was never wrong

(C)

Copyright John Duffy